Automatic start of terminal server session after OS-boot

[John Leenders]

IS there a way the start a predefined session on the localmachine (W2k)
after this machine has rebooted (without user intervention)?

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

The easiest way is probably to configure both the client and the
server for autologon and put a preconfigured rdp file in \All Users
\Startup folder

260711 - How to Configure Automatic Logon to a Terminal Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260711

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Post by John Leenders
IS there a way the start a predefined session on the
localmachine (W2k) after this machine has rebooted (without user
intervention)?

[John Leenders]

Perhaps I should explain a little bit more...

The server is at a remote location, so management is done via Terminal
server in admin mode. The server needs to be running some GUI program
which doesn;t have a service option ie it must run in a user session.
Especially because it provides information which needs to be evaluated
(so running something like svrany/firedaemon etc is out, they provided
only local (console) access to the GUI). I don't want to install VNC
because this is less secure.
Currently when the machine reboots, i open a terminal session and start
the application. However when the reboot is unexpected (ie a power
outage) I' m not always aware of this fact, and the system (the GUI)
stays down....

So after reboot the server should open a terminal session to itself, in
which the program would be started. And then the server would
disconnect the session, leaving it running to be accessed from some
where else.

if you have any other ideas they are very welcome...!

Doesn't the autologon of the server open the possibility of a
'deadlock' ie the server keeps opening sessions?

thanks in advance

John

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Is the server running W2K or 2003?

If it runs 2003, you could configure the server for autologon and
start the application on the console, through a shortcut in the
Autostart folder.
And then you could connect to it from your workstation with the
mstsc /console command.

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MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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Post by John Leenders
Perhaps I should explain a little bit more...
The server is at a remote location, so management is done via
Terminal server in admin mode. The server needs to be running
some GUI program which doesn;t have a service option ie it must
run in a user session. Especially because it provides
information which needs to be evaluated (so running something
like svrany/firedaemon etc is out, they provided only local
(console) access to the GUI). I don't want to install VNC
because this is less secure. Currently when the machine reboots,
i open a terminal session and start the application. However
when the reboot is unexpected (ie a power outage) I' m not
always aware of this fact, and the system (the GUI) stays
down....
So after reboot the server should open a terminal session to
itself, in which the program would be started. And then the
server would disconnect the session, leaving it running to be
accessed from some where else.
if you have any other ideas they are very welcome...!
Doesn't the autologon of the server open the possibility of a
'deadlock' ie the server keeps opening sessions?
thanks in advance
John

[John Leenders]

Both one is running 2003 and one is running 2000